Eugene Cicero

ibs · December 25th, 2005, 11:58 AM

I recently discovered this pianist. I believe he is romanian and i think he is not very known. I found a record in my dad's collection entitled Rokoko-Jazz. What a great record! He played classical compositions in a jazzy style in a piano-bass-drums trio.

This may sound a bit like the music Jacques Loussier and his trio play but after i listened to another record by Eugene, Spring Song, i find him to be more of a virtuoso than Jacques. And of course everyone have their own style.

Jacques Loussier is famous for his playing of Bach in a jazz version but Eugene Cicero is in to playing Bach, Schumann, Mozart, Chopin and more in a jazz version.

Does anybody know this pianist? Has anyone heard of him before?

SatinDoll · December 27th, 2005, 02:54 AM

Eugen Cicero was born in Romania, his hometown is Cluj-Napoca in Transilvania. He left his homecountry quite early and lived in Germany (Munich). He´s best known for his jazz versions of classical tunes. He´s nice he can really play, but classical themes aren´t really my alley. When visiting some jazzfriends in Romania many years ago, they did a kind of blindfold test for me, playing a tape of a helluva pianist, who played a jazz repertory (no classical influences) and they told me it´s some early stuff of Cicero.
But if I´m rite, Eugen Cicero died about 10 years ago, he was about 60.

December 25th, 2005, 11:58 AM	#1
ibs Super Jarrett Fan Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Reykjavik, Iceland Posts: 64	Eugene Cicero I recently discovered this pianist. I believe he is romanian and i think he is not very known. I found a record in my dad's collection entitled Rokoko-Jazz. What a great record! He played classical compositions in a jazzy style in a piano-bass-drums trio. This may sound a bit like the music Jacques Loussier and his trio play but after i listened to another record by Eugene, Spring Song, i find him to be more of a virtuoso than Jacques. And of course everyone have their own style. Jacques Loussier is famous for his playing of Bach in a jazz version but Eugene Cicero is in to playing Bach, Schumann, Mozart, Chopin and more in a jazz version. Does anybody know this pianist? Has anyone heard of him before?

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December 27th, 2005, 02:54 AM	#2
SatinDoll Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Vienna Posts: 1,050	Eugen Cicero was born in Romania, his hometown is Cluj-Napoca in Transilvania. He left his homecountry quite early and lived in Germany (Munich). He´s best known for his jazz versions of classical tunes. He´s nice he can really play, but classical themes aren´t really my alley. When visiting some jazzfriends in Romania many years ago, they did a kind of blindfold test for me, playing a tape of a helluva pianist, who played a jazz repertory (no classical influences) and they told me it´s some early stuff of Cicero. But if I´m rite, Eugen Cicero died about 10 years ago, he was about 60.